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[mart280]

Hi everyone, I have just bought my first Nissan although back in the 80's I did have a couple of Datsun's, one was a 180B SSS and the other one was a very small nippy thing but I cant remember it's name or number. My new Nissan is a year 2000 Terrano II 2.7 Diesel 3 door.

I have a flashing air bag light problem, I have done a fair few searches around the web and tried various things and the only one that did anything was turning the ignition on and then pressing the driver side door switch ten times, the flashing light then slowed in between blinks but didnt stop flashing altogether, I will have a good look around the forum for any possible answers and if I cant find any I will put a post up, thanks for any help.

Mart

 

[judd750]

try pressing the door switch 6 times instead of 10.
that worked for me

and welcome :thumb2

 

[mart280]

Thanks for the welcome Judd, I just popped outside and tried 6 presses and it gave the same results as 10.

 

[judd750]

you could try disconnecting the battery and trying again

 

[mart280]

I will try that tomorrow thanks, is that just a quick disconnect then reconnect or leave it disconnected for awhile ?

 

[clivvy]

I believe the correct process for the facelift model you have is this:

Nissan / Infinity Airbag Light Reset
1. Turn the ignition key to the “On Position”.

2. Watch the airbag light closely. It will stay on for a 6-7 seconds. As soon as it begins to blink,
(the start of the flashing), turn the key to the “Off Position” instantly.

3. Wait a full 5 seconds

4. Repeat steps 1-3 two more times until you have done the cycle three times.

5. Now turn the key on and watch the light. It will start blinking in a different, slower manner. This
is diagnostic mode. From here, you can read the fault codes. You may remain in diagnostic
mode for any length of time until you are ready to proceed to clear the light.

6. Now turn the key to the “Off Position” again and wait 5 seconds like in step 3 again.

7. Turn the key to the “On Position”.

8. If the procedure worked, the airbag light will not be flashing. If it does not work the first time,
repeat the steps again, or additional faults still remain

 

[mart280]

Thanks Clivvy, I have done the steps you posted already but it seems I can only get it into diagnostic mode by pressing the door switch, once in diagnostic mode I dont seem to be able to clear the light completely which as you say suggests other faults, after reading some of the posts in the Terrano section I may need to look under the seats for a dodgy wire.

 

[solarman216]

Welcome mate, I had a similar problem on the wife's 98 and none of the tricks worked, so just before test time took it to a local garage that had the required diagnostic stuff 5 mins later sorted £20.00 Rick

 

[davenclaire]

hi mart im south east to i can prob plug my laptop in and reset it for you

 

[solarman216]

hi mart im south east to i can prob plug my laptop in and reset it for you

what software you got that can do that? Rick

 

[mart280]

Thats very kind of you davenclaire i'm in Hastings well technically it's St leonards, I tried plugging my cheap OBD2 scanner into it once I bought a 14 pin to 16 pin adaptor but it couldnt communicate with the ECU.

 

[davenclaire]

needs to be a nissan consult 2 with ecu talk.
rick the standard ecu talk will allow reset of all fault codes etc

 

[solarman216]

needs to be a nissan consult 2 with ecu talk.
rick the standard ecu talk will allow reset of all fault codes etc

I got that and can reset fault codes, but air bag light is not a fault code, Rick

 

[Banshee]

try pressing the door switch 6 times instead of 10.
that worked for me

and welcome :thumb2

I've found this one works a treat pre 2000

Anything after needs the ignition method

 

[solarman216]

I've found this one works a treat pre 2000

Anything after needs the ignition method

Erm where? Rick

 

[mart280]

I had a basic look under the seats for any wires but couldnt see much are they under the carpet ? under the passenger seat theres a sort of metal box with some wires inside is air bag wirering anything to do with this ? I tried the door switch trick a couple more times but it just seems to put it into diagnostic mode.

 

[davenclaire]

I got that and can reset fault codes, but air bag light is not a fault code, Rick

i was under the impression that the ecu talk soft ware would reset all fault codes thinking about it i can see where the air bad light wouldnt show up reading engine codes im going to plug it in and see as you can select the sensors you want to display and call up any stored codes

 

[solarman216]

I had a basic look under the seats for any wires but couldnt see much are they under the carpet ? under the passenger seat theres a sort of metal box with some wires inside is air bag wirering anything to do with this ? I tried the door switch trick a couple more times but it just seems to put it into diagnostic mode.

you are only in Hastings, the garage that did mine for £20 is in Bexhill if you want the name and address PM me, Rick

 

[mart280]

Thanks Rick I would like the address of that garage but I don't seem to be able to send a pm yet, maybe because I'm new

 

[solarman216]

Thanks Rick I would like the address of that garage but I don't seem to be able to send a pm yet, maybe because I'm new

Ah right, yes it is because you have not paid your tenner yet, but will give you the info anyway hoping you will become a full member soon, it is T S W Auto Repairs Victoria Road it is just off London Road at Town Hall Sq, best ring them first to make sure the guy who does it is there 01424 220099 mention that another Terrano owner was pleased with their service on this around August last year, a Mr Ridley, Rick